Topic summary
⁠77%4 analyzed articles/videos2,334 analyzed words
BS Summary: These Professional Development results contain 39 faulty reasoning types, including Appeal to Authority, Negativity Bias, and Halo Effect, with Hasty Generalization as the most egregious example at 12.7% saturation with 1,094 hits. Analysis detected 9,905 faulty-reasoning hits from 8,606 analyzed words across 4 articles, generating a BS Score of 3% and a BS Rank of ⁠50% (8,339 of 16,559 topics). This Professional Development is better (less manipulative) than 50.40% of the peer group.
Professional Development

Ranking context

Position among analyzed topics

50% percentile
025507510049.6% percentile
3.0% BS Score4 analyzed articles8.6K analyzed words

Reasoning profile

Selected profile versus the sitewide rate

TopicSitewideShared scale 0–50%
0.0%10%20%30%40%50%Framing EffectSitewide 26.9%Topic 5.0%5.0%Appeal to EmotionSitewide 15.9%Topic 1.7%1.7%Negativity BiasSitewide 19.2%Topic 7.8%7.8%Availability HeuristicSitewide 9.1%Topic 2.0%2.0%In-Group BiasSitewide 6.9%Topic 0.2%0.2%Confirmation BiasSitewide 7.5%Topic 1.5%1.5%Attempt to Sell a Product…Sitewide 0.5%Topic 5.9%5.9%Pessimism BiasSitewide 1.9%Topic 6.7%6.7%Hasty GeneralizationSitewide 8.1%Topic 12.7%12.7%IndoctrinationSitewide 0.0%Topic 3.9%3.9%

Sitewide departure map

Above the diagonal means this profile uses the pattern more often

0.0%0.0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%Framing Effect: Topic 5.0%, sitewide 26.9%Negativity Bias: Topic 7.8%, sitewide 19.2%Appeal to Emotion: Topic 1.7%, sitewide 15.9%Hasty Generalization: Topic 12.7%, sitewide 8.1%Appeal to Authority: Topic 11.5%, sitewide 11.1%Availability Heuristic: Topic 2.0%, sitewide 9.1%Confirmation Bias: Topic 1.5%, sitewide 7.5%Halo Effect: Topic 7.4%, sitewide 6.7%In-Group Bias: Topic 0.2%, sitewide 6.9%Optimism Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 6.0%Pessimism Bias: Topic 6.7%, sitewide 1.9%Attempt to Sell a Product or Service: Topic 5.9%, sitewide 0.5%Biased Writer Voice: Topic 3.4%, sitewide 5.3%Anecdotal: Topic 3.2%, sitewide 5.2%Overconfidence Bias: Topic 2.9%, sitewide 4.6%Self-Serving Bias: Topic 4.5%, sitewide 3.7%False Dilemma: Topic 4.3%, sitewide 1.5%Fundamental Attribution Error: Topic 4.1%, sitewide 2.7%Anchoring Bias: Topic 0.5%, sitewide 4.0%Slippery Slope: Topic 4.0%, sitewide 1.7%Indoctrination: Topic 3.9%, sitewide 0.0%Post Hoc (False Cause): Topic 2.3%, sitewide 3.3%Recency Bias: Topic 1.3%, sitewide 2.7%Loss Aversion: Topic 2.4%, sitewide 2.5%Framing EffectSitewide rateTopic rate

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